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Release Date 12 October 2021
Release Type Freeware
Content Advisory None | None | Mild
Operating Systems Windows, Linux
Genre Comedy
Story Original
Play Length Short Game (can be completed within 30 minutes)
Graphics 320x200, 16-Bit Colour
Downloaded 707 All Time

About

You may be a fearsome predator in your own right, but you're not at the top of the food chain in this short text-based "choose your own adventure" style game.

Play as an oddly sophisticated jumping spider who has decided to leave his comfy boombox home in a child's mid-1990s bedroom to see the world outside. With 12 unique deaths to discover and three paths to victory, you'll come across many dated references, from the well-known to the (possibly) obscure!

This, my first game ever, was originally an entry for an event held on RPGMaker.net, in which developers had two weeks to make a game that would fit on a 1.44 MB disc. I have polished it since then, and added more art. I hope it provides just the right amount of cheese to elicit a chuckle, from anyone who likes "choose your own adventures", the '90s, and/or spiders.

MacShift Writing, programming, art

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Short CYO-game with nice writing and average still graphics.

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By lanchong on 3 February 2022

It reminds me games from the 80s where good writing would compensate for basic graphics. I appreciate that I didn't have to type commands like back in those days.


By HyperAnimated on 30 October 2021

A lot of fun! Cute premise, light gameplay, just a cool little choose your own adventure with a nice spider friend.


By Tampere on 14 October 2021

Tiny CYOA with cosy drawings and funny story. Excellent use of the medium and b/w animations, I recommend it.


By FormosaFalanster on 14 October 2021

A lovely little experiment, that makes good use of the aesthetics it goes for, and which is to be commended for the originality of its theme. Totally worth it! Also: note there are several ways to reach the end of the game, so it can occupy you for several coffee breaks.


By heltenjon on 12 October 2021

Fine five-minute-break game. A choose your own adventure game with good writing and a short tale about a spider that's trying to escape a house.